Sociology 2169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Intersectionality
31 Jan 2015
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Immigrant domestic workers and nannies face unique circumstances that put them at risk for discrimination: when working under an employment authorization visa, immigrants are tied to a specific employer, making it difficult to change jobs, unlike women with full citizenship rights, women in the lcp (live in caregiver program) do not feel free to leave their job and seek a new employer if discrimination or harassment occurs. Even people with members of more powerful groups in their network may still face barriers receiving their help, as members of workers" informal networks may provide more help to certain groups of people: white women and black men and women received less help from their informal networks than white men, white workers often reported that their managers encouraged them to apply for management training and temporary management positions compared to workers from racialized groups, workers of colour gained access to management opportunities only by being proactive and pursuing these positions on their own.
